uplifting joy in this short dance that draws the audience in with his movements. One of the most memorable parts of this dance is when he constantly moves from left to right tapping his feet up and down across the stage while using his cane as a pretend gun and shoots his dancers who are all lined up in a row. Once they are shot, they would turn in a circle with their hands up and tap their feet from left to right. The sounds of his shoes represented the sounds of the gun as well. This dance was very different
Atsumori is a play riddled with Reshnō's struggle with forgiveness. Reshno murdered Atsumori, a young nobleman, on the shores of Ichi-no-tani; the site of a battle that took place during the civil wars between the Genji and the Heike factions. The civil wars took place in the 1180's (Norton, 1496). Reshno, formally known as Kumagai renounces his former name and becomes a Buddhist monk after the murder of Atsumori. Forgiveness for one's past sins is a major universal theme present in the work, and
Renaissance was a period in which black intellectuals, artists, and writers explored their cultural identity. In the 1920s, racism was very prevalent in America and limited the opportunities for African Americans. It was originally called the “New Negro Movement”, when large amounts of African Americans migrated to north in search for jobs in the urban and industrialized cities. Harlem had the largest cultural effect. Harlem was originally a Dutch white middle class suburb in the 19th century
In his short work, “What You Pawn I Will Redeem”, author Sherman Alexie presents an audience with a range of controversies, a defining trademark of this Spokane writer. In this work, a reader follows the homeless Native, Jackson Jackson, through the streets of Seattle on a quest to regain his grandmother’s powwow regalia. Heavy recurring elements of poverty and alcoholism run their course throughout this short story. When observing the representation of his own culture within the text, a question
roaring twenties was a time filled with excitement and hope for the years to come after constant turmoil in past years. The arts, precisely music and dance had especially heightened during this crucial era. The bright lights, heavenly sounds, and endless commotion defined the optimism found in the heart of New York City. The constant uses of music and dance have filled the streets of Broadway for countless years. The era of the roaring twenties built the base of Broadway, as we know today. Whether it
The Native American culture is one that is apparently full of mystery and symbolism. Their spirituality and beliefs are both amusing and perplexing to outsiders. Native American values go further beyond what we may identify in their cultural artifacts and native dances to a rich and profound love for family, the earth and all living things. Traditions of honor, bravely and fighting for equality also run deep in Native American culture. The genre of Native American literature has the weighty task of
Zora was an outstanding folklorist and anthropologist who worked to record the stories and tales of many cultures, including her own African – American heritage. Zora Neale Hurston was born on January 7, 1891, in Notasulga, Alabama which was a small town not far from Orlando. Zora was the fifth of eight children in the Hurston household. Her father John Hurston was a sharecropper, a carpenter, and a Baptist preacher, and her mother Lucy Ann was a school teacher. When Zora was very young, the family
by Wolves” by Karen Russell is a short story that contains humor, struggles, and culture differences. The story shows how a few girls that were raised by wolves will change their way of life at St Lucy. The teachers at their school are nuns. They teach by using the Lycanthropic Culture Shock as a guide line to help the girls that have arrived at St Lucy to direct them to become better humans. The Lycanthropic Culture Shock is broken up into five stages to set short term goals to reach the long term
were flawless, and its dance grooves were positively infectious. Jackson also met his goal that there still was a mainstream in the popular music in early 1980s and he had positioned himself an undoubtable center. Most of Jackson's music videos was written and produced by himself, he used all his talent to make every process to be perfectly made. In his music video, not only dancing and singing could be found, but also a story telling one with creative and large production short films. For example,
mother of two uniquely different girls, Maggie and Dee, speaks everyday Use, by Alice Walker. Maggie has lived the traditional lifestyle with her mother and as for Dee; she had left for school in search for change. Everyday Use is a short story that explores a cultural clash between Dee, Maggie and their mother, and the lifestyle Dee desperately wants, as well as the lack authentic blackness within Dee. Dee is inherently different from her family. She felt she was born smarter, with beauty, and felt